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Baku Urban Award established at WUF13 VIDEO

Baku Urban Award established at WUF13 VIDEO

Baku, May 20, AZERTAC

As part of the 13th Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13), the Government of Azerbaijan and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) have established a new global prize in the field of sustainable urban development — the Baku Urban Award.

Anar Guliyev, National Coordinator for WUF13 and Chairman of the State Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture, and Anacláudia Rossbach, Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), attended the event.

Baku Urban Award established at WUF13 VIDEO

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